Viking Metal

[Tainted-Soul]

I have never really heard any Viking Metal, I am more of a solo-guitar and raw vocalist fan, would Viking Metal suit me right?

 

[None_So_Vile]

Thryfing and Amon Amarth, those are off the top of my head, i havent been awake long

 

[Slayed Necros]

Nachtfalke.

 

[Psychonaut]

Check out Windir and Moonsorrow. You can't go wrong with any Moonsorrow.

 

[spaffe]

i say go for amon amarth's "the crusher" or "the avenger".
you might want to try kampfar's "mellom skogkledde aaser" as well, great stuff

 

[Domoritus]

Einherjer

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

XIV Dark Centuries

 

[the phoenix]

Moonsorrow, Butterfly Temple, and Asmegin are my favourites, in that order, and I hear that Einherjer is pretty good. But judging by your description, you wouldn't much like them. You might want to try earlier viking metal, like Bathory's Blood Fire Death or Hammerheart.

 

[Profanity]

Amon Amarth owns this genre.

 

[5thSeason]

Mithotyn is amazing, check them out.

 

[Twilightheart]

The above mentioned are all quite good, but as you are more a lyrical person, I think I should add some other Bathory albums as well, which are:
Twilight of the gods
Nordland I
Nordland II
...you also can`t go wrong with those!

And from Thyrfing the most typical viking album is "Urkraft". I wouldn`t recommend the other Thyrfing CDs to you, as they are more progressive (and not as melodic as for instance the Bathory albums).

 

[J.]

Falkenbach is worth checking out.

 

[GoOnScram]

I'm just gonna go ahead an say Amon Amarth as well, they just f'n slay!

"Die for honor, glory, DEATH IN FIRE!"

 

[Domoritus]

Mithotyn is amazing, check them out.

I love Mithotyn, but I haven't been able to find their albums anywhere ... you got any idea where I could get them?

 

[J.]

http://www.martyrmusicgroup.com/catalog/

 

[5thSeason]

I love Mithotyn, but I haven't been able to find their albums anywhere ... you got any idea where I could get them?

I got mine at the local Relapse Records shop, they always have them in stock, at least here at the Philly store. You can get em on ebay, prolly easier that way.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

ensiferum

 

[ShadowOfDeath]

Einherjer

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

I'll go with the flow and say Amon Amarth. The singer looks like a Viking with his gnarly beard.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Falkenbach and Nachtfalke are both great bands, although I'd hesitate to give them this label.